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Word entry · 6 letters

garret

Best crossword clue

"Top-floor room"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡæɹɪt/Part of speech nounSorted aegrrtStarts with GEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

Word origin

From Middle English garett, garite, from Old French garite, guerite (“watchtower”), from garir, guarir (“to defend, protect”) (compare English garrison), ultimately of Germanic origin (see English garage). Doublet of guerite.

Used in a sentence

  • This morning (we living lately in the garret,) I rose, put on my suit with great skirts, having not lately worn any other clothes but them.
  • On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.
  • While a boon to garret-living, financially struggling young musicians, the library has caught the attention of music publishers.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Top-floor room6 letters
02Attic room6 letters

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